Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Here's my display booth from a week and a half ago at the T & P Valentine Vendors fundraiser for our local (wonderful) art museum, The Grace. I have never done this before and it was quite an experience! I sold a couple of paintings and met some fabulous people. I may even teach some art classes as a result.

Here is my friend Tracy Gand who had the booth across the way from me. You can see her vibrant work here. Isn't she cute! Sorry for the lousy camera photo. Kenny and I are signed up for a photography workshop in March in the Texas hill country. I am really hoping to increase my skills!

Last week I spent with my parents in West Texas. I'm blessed with such a wonderful family. Here are some paintings I did a while back and didn't have a chance to post. I'll photograph and list them in my Etsy store later, am having camera issues right now.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Tomorrow is the Valentines Vendor Fair for The Grace Museum here in town. It will be open from 10:00-4:00, February 11, 2012, at the T
& P Building, 901 North First Street. Individual tickets for the all-day event are $15. This should be fun. It's a beautiful space and there will be all kinds of items from art to jewelry. I've been busy getting ready and have some new little paintings that I forgot to photograph today to share. SOLD

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Here's another little one. I'm trying to paint several for a Valentines Vendor Fair for The Grace Museum here in town. It will be on Saturday at 10:00, February 11, 2012, at the T
& P Building, 901 North First Street. Individual tickets for the all-day event are $15. I'm pretty excited because I've not really done this sort of art and craft fair before. (except for jewelry eons ago)

Friday, February 03, 2012

When Kenny and I rented our first house, I made black and white curtains for our living room/studio. These striped curtains figured into a lot of my paintings. I'd forgotten how much I love painting stripes until doing this one. It's connected to the whole polka dot obsession I suppose. I finally got up the gumption to tear into my antique book on prayer for collage purposes. The language is so flowery it seemed appropriate.

But what happens when we live God's way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people. We find ourselves involved in loyal commitments, not needing to force our way in life, able to marshal and direct our energies wisely. Galatians 22-23